Category Archives: History
Poppy Day
This week you can tell a Brit from the red poppy worn on his or her lapel. Today, I was a lone poppyist in the congregation for a Veterans Day service in the graveyard of Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown. There … Continue reading
Abandoned in Appalachia
If you go on a road trip through the Appalachian mountains you will see lots of old abandoned houses. I often wonder who lived there and why they left. Please click to view a video of selected photos taken over … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, West Virginia
Tagged abandoned homes, Pocahontas County, West Virginia
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Spring offensive
On this somber first anniversary of the war in Ukraine and anticipating a spring offensive, I expected to read historical reflections in the media about the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet tanks and troops in 1968. So I am filling … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Alexander Dubcek, Czechoslovakia, Horni Pena, Prague Spring, Ukrainian war
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End of Second Elizabethan Age
We are no longer Elizabethans. This view is one of my first memories, from sitting on my father’s shoulders as the golden state coach paraded along the Mall after the Coronation. A symbol has passed that lent a sense of … Continue reading
Bonchurch through Time
My great grandma bought this watercolor by a minor artist of an Isle of Wight scene a century ago. It has hung in our family homes ever since. A housemaid carrying a basket is walking up a winding lane scoured … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature
Tagged Bonchurch, Charles Dickens, Isle of Wight, Lord Tennyson
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 